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Adam Gemili

Gemili at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich
Personal information
Born	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) London, England
Height	1.78 m
Weight	75 kg
Sport
Country	Great Britain & N.I. England
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.97 (Birmingham 2015) 200 m: 19.97 (Brussels 2016)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain World Championships Gold 2017 London 4×100 m relay Silver 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay Bronze 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay European Championships Gold 2014 Zürich 200 m Gold 2014 Zürich 4×100 m relay Gold 2016 Amsterdam 4×100 m relay Gold 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay European Under 23 Championships Gold 2013 Tampere 100 m Gold 2013 Tampere 4×100 m relay World Junior Championships Gold 2012 Barcelona 100 m European Junior Championships Silver 2011 Tallinn 100 m Silver 2011 Tallinn 4×100 m relay Representing  England Commonwealth Games Silver 2014 Glasgow 100 m Silver 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay

Adam Ahmed Gemili (born 6 October 1993) is a British sprinter who runs very fast! He is known for winning gold medals in big races. He was the European champion in the 200 metres race. He has also won the 4x100 metres relay at the European Championships three times.

Adam was part of the Great Britain team that won gold at the 2017 World Championships in the 4x100 metres relay. He finished fourth in the 200 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He also placed fourth and fifth in the 200 metres at other World Championships.

He is the first British athlete to run both the 100 metres in under 10 seconds and the 200 metres in under 20 seconds. This is a very special achievement in sprinting! He also won silver medals in the 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Adam was a World Junior champion in the 100 metres. He also became a European Under-23 champion in both the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres relay. He has won the 200 metres national championship three times in his career.

Adam's Early Life and Background

Adam Gemili has a mixed background, with family from Iran and Morocco. When he was eleven, he went to Dartford Grammar School. He also studied Sport at Barking and Dagenham College.

After the 2012 Olympics, he went to the University of East London. There, he studied Sports and Exercise Science with Human Biology. He even wrote about how different warm-up exercises affect sprinting.

Adam is a member of the Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club. Before becoming a full-time sprinter, he also played football. He played for teams like Dagenham & Redbridge and Thurrock F.C.. He even spent seven years in the youth academy at Chelsea.

Adam's Sprinting Career Highlights

Starting Out in Sprinting (2011–2015)

Adam Gemili started his sprinting career strong. In 2011, he won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He also helped the British team win another silver medal in the 4x100 metres relay.

In 2012, Adam ran a very fast 100 metres race in Germany. His time of 10.08 seconds was good enough to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. He was chosen to be part of the British 4x100 metres relay team for the Olympics.

Later that year, Adam won a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He finished the 100 metres race in 10.05 seconds. This time broke the championship record and was one of the fastest ever by a junior athlete. At the London Olympics, he ran 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres semi-final. He just missed out on reaching the final.

In 2013, Adam started training for the 200 metres race. He quickly became very good at it. At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, he ran the 200 metres in 19.98 seconds. This was an amazing achievement, as he became only the second British athlete to run under 20 seconds in this event. He finished fifth in the final.

Adam Gemili (second from the right) winning the 200 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich. This was his first big individual win as a senior athlete.

Adam won his first major medal as a senior athlete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He took home a silver medal in the 100 metres race. Just two weeks later, he won his first senior title. He won the 200 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships with a time of 19.98 seconds.

Big Races and Medals (2015–2019)

In 2015, Adam achieved a huge milestone in the 100 metres. He ran it in 9.97 seconds, which is under the 10-second mark. This made him the 100th man in history to legally break the 10-second barrier. Unfortunately, he got a hamstring injury right after this race and missed the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Adam reached the men's 200 metres final. It was a very close race! He, Christophe Lemaitre, and Churandy Martina all crossed the finish line almost at the same time. Adam finished fourth, missing a bronze medal by just six thousandths of a second.

In 2017, Adam was part of the British 4x100 metres relay team. They won a historic gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Their time was a new national and European record. This race was also special because it was Usain Bolt's last race.

Adam competed in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. He just missed out on the 100 metres final. In the 200 metres final, he was leading for a bit but finished in fourth place. He then ran the first part of the men's 4x100 metres relay. The team won a silver medal behind the United States, setting another European record.

Adam also became a board member of the Athletics Association in 2020. This group helps support track and field athletes.

Adam's Football Career

Before he became a full-time sprinter, Adam Gemili was a talented football player. He played as a defender. He played for Football League Two team Dagenham & Redbridge. He also spent some time on loan at Thurrock F.C. in 2011, where he played 12 games.

Adam started playing football at a young age. He was in the youth academy at Chelsea for seven years, starting when he was eight. He also spent a year playing for Reading. For a while, he was balancing both athletics and football.

In 2012, Adam decided to focus completely on his sprinting career.

Adam's Achievements

The gold medal-winning British 4x100 metres relay team at the 2017 London World Championships. From left to right: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili and Danny Talbot.

International Competitions

Representing  Great Britain /  England

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	100 m	10.41
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.48
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	100 m	10.05 CR
			– (f)	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	3rd (sf)	100 m	10.06
			– (h)	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	100 m	10.20
			4th	200 m	20.51
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.77
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	200 m	20.08
			– (f)	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	2nd	100 m	10.10
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.02
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	200 m	19.98
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.93
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.17
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	200 m	20.12
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	37.98
2017	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	– (f)	4 × 100 m relay	38.321
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.47
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	– (f)	100 m	DNS
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	200 m	20.10
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.80
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.15
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	11th (sf)	100 m	10.13
			4th	200 m	20.03
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.36 AR
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	47th (h)	200 m	158.58
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	28th (h)	200 m	20.60
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.491
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	200 m	20.97
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	4 × 100 m relay	37.80

¹Time from the heats; Gemili was replaced in the final.

Circuit Wins and National Championships

• Diamond League
  • 2016: London Anniversary Games (4x100m relay)
  • 2018: London (4x100m relay)
  • 2020: Stockholm BAUHAUS-galan (200m)
• British Athletics Championships
  • 200 metres: 2016, 2019, 2021

See also

In Spanish: Adam Gemili para niños